Radio host Rush Limbaugh on Friday suggested that the “gay lobby” has pressured the media into not mentioning that Jerry Sandusky is “a gay guy,” Equality Matters reported.

Sandusky, a former coach at Penn State, has been accused of sexually molesting at least 8 underage boys, charges Sandusky has denied.

A caller said that “we're always told that homosexuals are not pedophiles, but in this case, he sure was. And the same thing with Michael Jackson.”

Limbaugh replied: “Sandusky does not represent all of all homosexuality, just like the priests in the Catholic Church don't represent all of homosexuality, just like the aberrant criminals in heterosexual society don't represent all heterosexuals.”

“But because the gay lobby is very powerful, people don't go there. People don't address it, they don't talk about it, and as such, an element of the problem never gets dealt with.”

Limbaugh added that “Sandusky has to be – he's a gay guy. Nobody's mentioning that aspect, because it's just too dangerous.”

(Related: Gay rights nod to blame for Jerry Sandusky abuse scandal.)